I had multiple people from Tapo send me emails over time ll asking the same dumb basic questions. I finally gave up and went to IFTT to trigger Alexa routines. Works flawlessly.

@Tyraelos Appears Amazon/Alexa is not fixing the problem with their App update 2026.2 With Tapo "PERSON" detection not triggering Alexa routines, and "MOTION" detection causing too many false alarms...

@Tyraelos I called Amazon/Alexa today, looking for status on the Alexa routine problem with Tapo "Person" detection not triggering Alexa routines. To my surprise, the customer service agent stated...

@Tyraelos go to "Help" in the Alexa app. Go to "Contact Us". Click on "speak with a representative". Put your phone number in and they will call you back immediately. You'll get a first line customer...

@Tyraelos I was only using the PERSON detection to trigger Alexa routines as well. I've temporarily (hopefully) set the routines for motion detection. I did receive a email from Amazon subsequent to...

@Tyraelos I have continued to troubleshoot the issue of Alexa routines not being triggered by Tapo Cameras. Upon further testing, MOTION detection of my Tapo cameras triggers Alexa routines and the...